1660

Notes

A history of the regiment is given in The Regimental History of Cromwell's Army by Sir Charles Firth and Godfrey Davies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940.

Montagu’s regiment was formed from his own Regiment of Foot of Manchester’s army. They fought at Naseby, under Cromwell’s command at a series of sieges, and on Fairfax’s Western campaign.

Montagu resigned from the army at the end of 1645, command passing to John Lambert then to Sir William Constable in 1647. In the Second and Third Civil Wars the regiment remained in garrison, mostly at Gloucester.

1654 saw the regiment sent to Scotland to put down Glencairn’s rising. In 1658 one company was in garrison at Dunkirk and in 1659 four companies helped defeat Booth’s rising in Cheshire. After a succession of Colonels they were disbanded in October 1660.

Coats, Flags and Equipment

Montagu's regiment received red coats lined with blue on joining the New Model Army2).
The regiment were paid for ten new flags in April 1645, and were noted as flying blue flags at the storm of Basing House in October of that year3). The designs of the flags are unknown.

Colonel John Lambert

Sir William Constable

Colonel John Biscoe

Colonel George Fleetwood

Sir Henry Cholmley

Officer Lists

More detailed lists of officers for April and May 1645, December 1646, May and August 1647 and May 1649 are shown in Reconstructing the New Model Army. Volume 1, Regimental Lists April 1645 to May 1649 by Malcolm Wanklyn, Helion & Co. 2015. ISBN 978-1-910777-10-7.